Since this experiment was done on google docs the following student examples are copied from that source. The highlighted sections of the rubric indicate their score in each area. If 2 sections are highlighted then the score was an average of the 2 scores(4 and 3 = 3.5)
Artifact#1:
Experiment: Justin Bieber wanted to see which skatebord rolled better. So he put each of his skatebords at the top of a ramp. He then let it roll down the ramp and measured where it stopped. He did this 5 tiems for each skatebord. He found out that his Tony Hawk board went farther so it was better.
IV: Skatebord
DV: How far it rolled before stopping
Constants: Ramp, surface
Category
4
3
2
1
Independent Variable
There is a definite IV that is clearly defined
There is only 1 IV and it is basically stated
There could be more than 1 IV and it is not correctly stated
IV is unclear or missing altogether
Dependent Variable
There is a definite DV that is clearly defined
There is only 1 DV and it is basically stated
There could be more than 1 DV and it is not correctly stated
DV is unclear or missing altogether
“Fair” experiment
A great experiment. Could be done and would lead to accurate data
Experiment is good and could be done but details are missing
Experiment is unclear and needs work to make it fair and lead to accurate data
Experiment would not work. It is unclear, and shows little to no effort.
Constants
All necessary constants are listed
Most of the constants are listed. May be missing 1 or 2
Missing many necessary constants(3 or more)
No constants listed
Conclusion
Results are explained with details(data) and includes extra details
Results are explained with some detail and data.
Results are mentioned but data is not included
There is no conclusion with any results.
Artifact #2:
Experiment: Ty Lawson wants to see who is the best free throw shooter on the Nuggets. To do this he has all the Nuggets shoot 50 free throws. For each one he makes sure there are no distractions. Each person shoots at the same basket and there is no time limit for them to take their shot. Each person shoots at the same time of day with the same amount of energy. When they were done they figured out that Ty Lawson was the best shooter since he made 45 of the 50 shots. 3 other players including The birdman were close as they all got over 40 shots. This means the Nuggets should give the ball to Lawson if they think the other team will foul them since he is the best shooter
IV: The different players on the Nuggets
DV: Number of free-throws made out of 50
Constants: Same environment(sound, wind, temperature), Same basket to shoot at, Same amount of energy. Same amount of shots, same time of day, same time limit
Category
4
3
2
1
Independent Variable
There is a definite IV that is clearly defined
There is only 1 IV and it is basically stated
There could be more than 1 IV and it is not correctly stated
IV is unclear or missing altogether
Dependent Variable
There is a definite DV that is clearly defined
There is only 1 DV and it is basically stated
There could be more than 1 DV and it is not correctly stated
DV is unclear or missing altogether
“Fair” experiment
A great experiment. Could be done and would lead to accurate data
Experiment is good and could be done but details are missing
Experiment is unclear and needs work to make it fair and lead to accurate data
Experiment would not work. It is unclear, and shows little to no effort.
Constants
All necessary constants are listed
Most of the constants are listed. May be missing 1 or 2
Missing many necessary constants(3 or more)
No constants listed
Conclusion
Results are explained with details(data) and includes extra details
Results are explained with some detail and data.
Results are mentioned but data is not included
There is no conclusion with any results.
Artifact#3:
Experiment: I wanna see what kind of ball bounces the highest so I'm going to drop them. I will standing on a table and will drop the balls and see how high they go. The basketball will go the highest as it goes up 4 feet
IV: Different balls - socer ball, basketball, tennisball
DV: how they bounced up
Constants: table, ball, height, ground
Category
4
3
2
1
Independent Variable
There is a definite IV that is clearly defined
There is only 1 IV and it is basically stated
There could be more than 1 IV and it is not correctly stated
IV is unclear or missing altogether
Dependent Variable
There is a definite DV that is clearly defined
There is only 1 DV and it is basically stated
There could be more than 1 DV and it is not correctly stated
DV is unclear or missing altogether
“Fair” experiment
A great experiment. Could be done and would lead to accurate data
Experiment is good and could be done but details are missing
Experiment is unclear and needs work to make it fair and lead to accurate data
Experiment would not work. It is unclear, and shows little to no effort.
Constants
All necessary constants are listed
Most of the constants are listed. May be missing 1 or 2
Missing many necessary constants(3 or more)
No constants listed
Conclusion
Results are explained with details(data) and includes extra details
Artifact #1:
Experiment: Justin Bieber wanted to see which skatebord rolled better. So he put each of his skatebords at the top of a ramp. He then let it roll down the ramp and measured where it stopped. He did this 5 tiems for each skatebord. He found out that his Tony Hawk board went farther so it was better.
IV: Skatebord
DV: How far it rolled before stopping
Constants: Ramp, surface
experiment
Artifact #2:
Experiment: Ty Lawson wants to see who is the best free throw shooter on the Nuggets. To do this he has all the Nuggets shoot 50 free throws. For each one he makes sure there are no distractions. Each person shoots at the same basket and there is no time limit for them to take their shot. Each person shoots at the same time of day with the same amount of energy. When they were done they figured out that Ty Lawson was the best shooter since he made 45 of the 50 shots. 3 other players including The birdman were close as they all got over 40 shots. This means the Nuggets should give the ball to Lawson if they think the other team will foul them since he is the best shooter
IV: The different players on the Nuggets
DV: Number of free-throws made out of 50
Constants: Same environment(sound, wind, temperature), Same basket to shoot at, Same amount of energy. Same amount of shots, same time of day, same time limit
experiment
Artifact #3:
Experiment: I wanna see what kind of ball bounces the highest so I'm going to drop them. I will standing on a table and will drop the balls and see how high they go. The basketball will go the highest as it goes up 4 feet
IV: Different balls - socer ball, basketball, tennisball
DV: how they bounced up
Constants: table, ball, height, ground
experiment